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Famous Births
- Feb. 02: Farrah Fawcett - Charlie's Angels
- Mar. 01: Alan Thicke - Growing Pains
- Mar. 12: Mitt Romney - Republican Party
- Mar. 19: Glenn Close - Dangerous Liasons
- Mar. 25: Elton John - Musician
- Apr. 06: John Ratzenberger - Cheers
- Apr. 12: David Letterman - The Late Show
- Apr. 16: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - LA Lakers
- Jul. 02: Larry David - Seinfeld creator
- Jul. 09: O.J. Simpson - Buffalo Bills
- Jul. 20: Carlos Santana - Musician
- Dec. 29: Ted Danson - Cheers
Famous Deaths
- Jan. 25: Al Capone - American Gangster
- Apr. 07: Henry Ford - Ford Motor Co.
Chart Toppers
- Jan. 04: Sammy Kaye - The Old Lamp-Lighter
- Feb. 15: The King Cole Trio - For Sentimental...
- Feb. 22: Count Basie - Open the Door, Richard
- Mar. 01: Freddy Martin - Managua, Nicaragua
- Mar. 15: Ted Weems - Heartaches
- Jun. 07: Art Lund - Mam'selle
- Jun. 21: The Harmonicats - Peg o' My Heart
- Jun. 28: Perry Como - Chi-Baba, Chi-Baba
- Jun. 19: The Harmonicats - Peg o' My Heart
- Aug. 09: Tex Williams - Smoke! Smoke! Smoke
- Oct. 04: Francis Craig - Near You
- Dec. 13: Vaughn Monroe - Ballerina Billboard: Historical Billboard Charts
20th Academy Awards
- Presented on: March 20, 1948
- Best Picture: Gentleman's Agreement
- Best Actor: Ronald Colman in A Double Life
- Best Actress: L. Young in The Farmer's Daughter
- Best Director: Elia Kazan in Gentleman's Agreement
- Best Documentary: Design for Death Rope of Silicon: Oscar Award Winners list
Top Athletes
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March 1947
- March 12: President Harry Truman established what became known as The Truman Doctrine to help Greece and Turkey resist Communism.
April 1947
July 1947
- July 2: A weather balloon crashes in Roswell, New Mexico, many later speculate that it was an alien spacecraft.
- July 26 : President Harry Truman signs the National Security Act of 1947, establishing the CIA
October 1947
- October 5: Harry Truman delivers the first Presidential speech on television asking Americans to cut back on food usage.
- October 20: The House Un-American Activities Committee opened hearings into alleged Communist influence in the motion picture industry
November 2 1947
November 2: Hollywood producer Howard Hughes flies the Spruce Goose for 1 minute over Long Beach Harbor, California. The wooden airplane was the largest ever built with a wingspan of over 320 feet.
November 1947
- November 25: As Joseph McCarthy hunted for Communists on American soil, actors, producers and those known as the Hollywood Ten became blacklisted from Hollywood for refusing to testify.
- November 29: The United Nations votes to split Palestine into two states - 1 Jewish, 1 Arab.
1947 Questions
what were the conventions and stylistic features (set_design_costume_lighting_music) in the original broadway production of 1947? 1 AnswerUnfortunately, I couldn't find any descriptions of the original production on Broadway. The best I could get you was the credits of the play. It's not exactly w... read more
Which of these sites gets more traffic? 3 AnswersUse Google Analytics. You will get a better idea about the traffic. It will also tell you how many clicks you get and how much time the viewer spend on your blo... read more
We are exporters of Parrots. We need information to export to Bahrain 1 AnswerWell I went to the Export information page from New Zealand (If I follow, you are looking to export from New Zealand to Bahrain) http://www.flickr.com/photos/33... read more
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:watching a Tex Avery cartoon; "King-Size Canary", c. 1947. The brand of fridge is COLDERNELL. So much for old-fashioned wholesomeness, eh?
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At home. Bored. Nothing to do here. Cleaning is an option, but i dnt feel like doing that.....yet. =P Texts are good at 412-584-1947. :)
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Movie Peranmai: Even I was in NCC. I saw only 1947 made guns, 1960's NCC dress,Mani's cafe IDLI and sambar
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New Listing: 1947 Thomas Carr Howe High School Yearbook Indianapolis. Find this yearbook and more when you visit... http://bit.ly/07aNO70
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@odin1eye Since 1947. ;)
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